# Spike in billing amount for the API

**URL:** <https://community.openai.com/t/spike-in-billing-amount-for-the-api/974012>\
**Category:** Feedback\
**Created:** [October 10, 2024, 7:47am UTC](https://community.openai.com/t/spike-in-billing-amount-for-the-api/974012 "2024-10-10T07:47:55Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 2\
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**Author:** ![shaileydash](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/openai1/user_avatar/community.openai.com/shaileydash/32/7783_2.png) [@shaileydash](https://community.openai.com/u/shaileydash)\
**Post date:** [October 10, 2024, 7:47am UTC](https://community.openai.com/t/spike-in-billing-amount-for-the-api/974012/1 "2024-10-10T07:47:55Z")

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Hello I have an incorrect billing amount even though i have not used the API. It shows a sudden spike in August. I am concerned that someone has hacked it

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**Author:** ![jr.2509](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/76d3ee/32.png) [@jr.2509](https://community.openai.com/u/jr.2509)\
**Post date:** [October 10, 2024, 8:28am UTC](https://community.openai.com/t/spike-in-billing-amount-for-the-api/974012/2 "2024-10-10T08:28:25Z")

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Hi there and welcome to the Forum!

Billing related questions should be best directed to OpenAI support. You can reach them via the chat widget under [https://help.openai.com/en/](https://help.openai.com/en/) or [https://platform.openai.com/](https://platform.openai.com/).